Kuwait Projects (KIPCO) intends to invest $5bn in a real estate scheme planned for the outskirts of the country’s capital.
KIPCO vice chairman Faisal al-Ayyar was cited by local newspaper al-Qabas as saying that the property project will span across 380,000m² in the al-Daiya region.
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The scheme will involve residential and commercial builds, along with infrastructure developments such as roads, parks, walkways and electricity.
This project will be implemented by a unit of KIPCO, United Real Estate, in co-ordination with other, unnamed partners.
KIPCO, a private sector investor, aims to submit its plans for regulatory approval soon. Project implementation is expected to start by the end of the year.
al-Ayyar was quoted by Reuters as saying: "The project is considered the largest and most important in Kuwait, especially in the real estate sector."
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By GlobalDataKIPCO expects Kuwait Government support for the development, as its previous bids for Abdullah al-Ahmed Street were cancelled by parliament around ten years ago.
The firm has other investments in process, including some in the high-risk markets of Egypt, Syria and Iraq.
The firm recorded a net profit of KD25.4m ($84.1m) in the first six months of this year, which is a 17% increase on the KD21.7m ($71.8m) profit from same period in 2014.
